I had been looking for a nice Ricoh for a while and couldn't seem to get one. I got a couple a while back but both weren't ones I fancied once I got them and got a closer, first hand look at the watches. I eventually gave them away to friends who also collected watches and liked the designs. I got this one a couple of months ago and had it serviced when I noticed that the crown seemed stuck and hard to make adjustments on the time and date. Ricoh, of course, is a discontinued brand. And it can be a risky watch to collect considering the availability of parts in case the watch needs servicing.
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| The dial has both day and date features. The day display is in the style of the "President" watches made popular by Rolex and imitated by many brands including Ricoh. |
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| Side view showing the crown and the quickset button for the day feature at 12 o'clock |
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| The other side view giving emphasis on the case design, which is similar to the helmet models of other watches including Seiko and Citizen. |
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Case back showing the watch to be water resistant and shockproof. It also claims to have an unbreakable mainspring. The reference number indicates this to be a Cal. 61 movement.
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| Signed crown and the quickset button for the date. The day feature may be adjusted using the crown. |
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| Close up of the dial showing the very good condition of the lumes on the watch hands |
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A photo of the movement when I got the watch back from my trusted watch repair man. The Cal. 61 movement runs at 18,000 A/h and dates the watch to 1970.
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The watch keeps time and has a decent power reserve based on the times I have used the watch. It doesn't stop and runs well overnight.
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[Unloaded this watch with another Ricoh 11/3/2023]
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